Principal Building Services Electrical Engineer North West England
Job description
About the role
The Principal Engineer – Electrical is expected to have a strong track record in one or, ideally, multiple sectors that BakerHicks operates in (8-10 Years plus). You will be ideally a Chartered Engineer with experience of managing medium-size projects or managing packages on large projects. You’ll lead and develop an enthusiastic and committed team of Engineers and Technicians to deliver high quality output on projects and support the Associates in day-to-day management of the local Electrical team. Client care and repeat business is crucial to BakerHicks success, so you’ll need to be able to develop and nurture relationships with our clients (both internal and external).
Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- Provide engineering services design and consultancy work on behalf of Baker Hicks under the direction of the line manager or project lead.
- Produce design deliverables (including drawings, specifications and reports), site surveys, construction stage duties, client liaison with members of design/construction teams, project management, costing and ensure progress against the project brief
- Check calculations and production of detailed drawings to ensure engineering designs meet appropriate quality and compliance controls, project brief and customer requirements.
- Time, cost, quality, resource and delivery management including communication with the department and management to ensure that resource and project requirements are clearly understood and met.
- Contribute to the preparation of enquiry plans, tender reviews, fee estimate sheets, scopes of work and change controls.
- Monitoring of project fee spend and deliver commercial objectives including invoicing and Cost Value Report management.
- Have a sound understanding of CDM requirements
- Create a team environment which enables continual development, feedback and professional growth
- Ensure team compliance with company quality management and best practice
- Management of staff in the production of calculations, design deliverables (including drawings, specifications and reports), site surveys, construction stage duties, client liaison, liaison with members of design/construction teams, project management, costing and any other relevant duty required to comply with the project brief
Experience and Qualifications
- Chartered Member of CIBSE or MIET.
- Significant experience of delivering projects in at least one sector that BakerHicks operates in.
- Experience managing small teams from Apprentices and Graduates to Senior Engineer level.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to eloquently present complex ideas.
- Strong ability to develop enduring relationships with both internal and external stakeholders that deliver long term benefits.
- Outstanding design, technical detailing and specification writing experience.
Benefits
Working at BakerHicks means a chance to make your mark on some of the most exciting design and engineering projects in their sectors. Whatever your discipline, you’ll be alongside some of the most talented people in the industry.
Our network of offices are appealing, friendly and comfortable spaces, easily accessible by car or public transport. And our salary and benefits packages are some of the best in the industry. What you get will depend on what you do, with individual performance-related rewards also on offer in addition to:
- Company car or cash allowance
- Up to 6% matched contributory pension plan
- Life assurance scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus ability to buy additional leave
- Discount scheme (including gym membership, mobile phones etc)
- Family friendly policies
- Employee assistance
- Professional development
